|
Definition of Prison
1. Noun. A correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment.
Exact synonyms: Prison House
Specialized synonyms: Bastille, Chokey, Choky, Nick, Panopticon, State Prison
Terms within: Cellblock, Ward
Generic synonyms: Correctional Institution
Specialized synonyms: Newgate
Specialized synonyms: Bastille, Chokey, Choky, Nick, Panopticon, State Prison
Terms within: Cellblock, Ward
Generic synonyms: Correctional Institution
Specialized synonyms: Newgate
2. Noun. A prisonlike situation; a place of seeming confinement.
Definition of Prison
1. n. A place where persons are confined, or restrained of personal liberty; hence, a place or state o&?; confinement, restraint, or safe custody.
2. v. t. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to confine; to restrain from liberty.
Definition of Prison
1. to imprison [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: imprison